ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 765752 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.74
Score 0% 55%

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1

If a = -7 and z = 2, what is the value of 7a(a - z)?

68% Answer Correctly
408
-128
-648
441

Solution

To solve this equation, replace the variables with the values given and then solve the now variable-free equation. (Remember order of operations, PEMDAS, Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.)

7a(a - z)
7(-7)(-7 - 2)
7(-7)(-9)
(-49)(-9)
441


2

Which of the following is not required to define the slope-intercept equation for a line?

41% Answer Correctly

\({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\)

y-intercept

slope

x-intercept


Solution

A line on the coordinate grid can be defined by a slope-intercept equation: y = mx + b. For a given value of x, the value of y can be determined given the slope (m) and y-intercept (b) of the line. The slope of a line is change in y over change in x, \({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\), and the y-intercept is the y-coordinate where the line crosses the vertical y-axis.


3

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 3) and (2, -7). What is the slope of this line?

46% Answer Correctly
-1
1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

The slope of this line is the change in y divided by the change in x. The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 3) and (2, -7) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(-7.0) - (3.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{-10}{4} \)
m = -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)


4

The formula for the area of a circle is which of the following?

77% Answer Correctly

a = π d

a = π r2

a = π r

a = π d2


Solution

The circumference of a circle is the distance around its perimeter and equals π (approx. 3.14159) x diameter: c = π d. The area of a circle is π x (radius)2 : a = π r2.


5

Find the value of a:
-7a + y = -7
8a - 8y = 6

42% Answer Correctly
-\(\frac{32}{53}\)
\(\frac{8}{21}\)
1\(\frac{1}{24}\)
5\(\frac{1}{3}\)

Solution

You need to find the value of a so solve the first equation in terms of y:

-7a + y = -7
y = -7 + 7a

then substitute the result (-7 - -7a) into the second equation:

8a - 8(-7 + 7a) = 6
8a + (-8 x -7) + (-8 x 7a) = 6
8a + 56 - 56a = 6
8a - 56a = 6 - 56
-48a = -50
a = \( \frac{-50}{-48} \)
a = 1\(\frac{1}{24}\)